16:20 Ludlow

Thursday 19 March 2026

All14:2014:5015:2015:5016:2016:50

GC Rickards Ltd Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:21 | Winning time: 5m 11.88s

1^st

Royal Way

611-5

8/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Sean Houlihan

Keen early, chased leaders, went second before 3 out, ridden to lead before 2 out where not fluent, mistake last, kept on and went clear flat, readily op 15/2

2^nd

2 ¾

Sunshine Diamond

711-12

15/2

T: N P MulhollandJ: Bradley Harris (3)

Led, went left 3rd, headed before 4th, not fluent 5th, chased clear leader 6th, closed on leader after 8th, led before 3 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, no impression on winner approaching last, kept on same pace flat

3^rd

Don't Mind If I Do

611-13

10/3j

T: A KingJ: Thomas Bellamy

Wore hood to post, held up in rear, made steady headway after 8th, went third after 3 out, outpaced 2 out, no chance flat, ran on same pace op 9/4

4^th

Byzantium

611-7

13/2

T: P F NichollsJ: Jay Tidball (5)

Keen in rear, made headway and led before 4th, went clear 6th, much reduced advantage after 8th, ridden and headed before 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 7/1 and tchd 15/2

5^th

Windsor Blue

511-2

7/1

T: H D DalyJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

In touch, blundered 2nd, dropped to rear before 6th, outpaced after 8th, ridden 3 out, beaten before 2 out op 6/1

6^th

Stoner's Choice

1111-12

10/3j

T: F O'BrienJ: Fern O'Brien (5)

Prominent, chased leaders after 5th, not fluent 8th, pushed along before 3 out, weakened after 2 out op 11/2

7^th

Golden Glance

711-1

22/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Craig Nichol

Towards rear of midfield, ridden along before 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 50/1

Also Ran

Krak

612-2

9/2

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: J J Slevin

Handy, chased leaders after 5th, dropped to midfield 6th, in rear and struggling 8th, detached before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out tchd 5/1

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Non-Runners

Walkadina⁹⁰

Weight: 11-11| Age: 7

T: D Pipe J: Jack Tudor

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.30Pl:£2.30, £2.40, £1.70EX:£65.60Trifecta:£250.60Tricast:£241.43SF:£66.59Swingers:£8.20, £6.30, £4.80

Forecasts

Don't Mind If I Do (10/3), Stoner's Choice (10/3), Krak (9/2), Byzantium (13/2), Windsor Blue (7/1), Walkadina (7/1), Sunshine Diamond (15/2), Royal Way (8/1), Golden Glance (22/1)

WINDSOR BLUE proved a different proposition over C&D last time and Henry Daly's unexposed mare can follow up from an 8 b higher mark. The free-going Don't Mind If I Do looks capable of scoring from this sort of mark if putting everything together, whilst Sunshine Diamond arrives here in decent heart and is also shortlisted.

WINDSOR BLUE (IRE)
DON'T MIND IF I DO (IRE)
SUNSHINE DIAMOND (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Porter In The Park

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 8

J: J J Burke | T: Miss E C Lavelle

11/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,753.002nd: £2,187.003rd: £1,094.004th: £547.005th: £273.00